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toc  =Welcome to the Local District 6 Collaboration Space! =

Use the tools below to connect with the South Gate Family during their CoCo Meeting on Thursday, November 6, 2008. We can use the collaborative tools of the internet to participate in the learning! For archives of previous meetings, click on the dates on the left sidebar.

Our Introductory Video - Education Today and Tomorrow
This video was created by Tom Woodward of Henrico County schools in Virginia. Tom used the work of Karl Fisch from Colorado who created the viral video - [|Did You Know.] First uploaded and shared by [|Dean Sharesk]i on YouTube.

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Chat
During the meeting on Thursday, November 6th, participants can connect through the live chat hosted through CoverItLive. It will open at approximately 7:45 a.m. PST, and will remain open until the afternoon. Click the play button to get started. After you have posted your first message, it will go to a moderator to be approved. After your initial post, you will be added to the live chat so that you can participate without moderation.

Live Streaming
Check below for archived recordings of the sessions from [|UStream].


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Agenda Items
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Setting the Context - 30 minutes
Below is an archived, recorded video of Setting the Context on Ustream.

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Concerns, Issues, Wishes (15 minutes)
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Dysfunctions of a Team Assessment - 45 minutes
We will be using a portion of the document from admworks.org (pages 6,7, and 8), [|The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Assessment] (This video segment unfortunately didn't get recorded.)

Six Elements of Rigorous Learning - 30 minutes
During the morning session, participants will be directed to different stations around the room to watch some videos that will be the catalyst for conversation around the 6 elements of rigorous learning. There will be two 15 minute sessions where participants will view then discuss the videos they are watching as they pertain to rigorous learning. We invite you, the virtual participant, to also choose 2 of the 4 videos below to watch and discuss in the live chat above. During this session, the live broadcast will be paused. It will be resumed when we begin to come together as a group again.

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**Videos -**

 * Pick 2. Watch, Reflect, then Chat above.**

A Brave New World Wide Web - by [|David Truss]
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Learning to Change - Changing to Learn - Advancing K-12 Technology Leadership, Consortium for School Networking(COSN) Video
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3 Steps for 21st Century Learning - by[|Jackie H].
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Educate for a Creative Society by Tom Peters
[|Click on this link] to view video. (Does not embed properly.)

Creativity and Innovation
During the afternoon session, Ms. Ngai, a second grade teacher at Montara Elementary School, will be connecting with us through Skype. She will be sharing some of the strategies and tools she uses to engage her students. [|Ms. Ngai's Classroom Website] media type="custom" key="2675907"
 * [|VoiceThreads]
 * [|Other Technology Projects]
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Sharing Stories
Janice's Personal Learning Network [|Blogs] Podcasts Social Bookmarks Social Networking
 * [|My bookmarks on Delicious]
 * [|Bookmarks from my network on Delicious]
 * [|Twitter]
 * [|Classroom 2.0 Ning]
 * [|District 6 Ning] - please join

Evaluation
Please fill out the [|evaluation form].

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